Chapter 25 - the wedding alessandro almost canceled
They planned a small wedding.
Nothing extravagant.
Close family.
A few friends.
Employees who had become family.
Luca.
Daniel.
Marco.
And Mia as the flower girl.
Then, three days before the ceremony, Alessandro received a call from the prosecutor.
Victor wanted to speak.
Not about himself.
About Alessandro's father.
The prosecutor warned him that the testimony could reveal additional financial crimes connected to the old organization.
Alessandro canceled the wedding.
Just for the moment.
Elena found him in his office.
“What happened?”
“I need to testify.”
“Okay.”
“I don't know how long it will take.”
“Then we'll wait.”
He looked at her.
“You shouldn't have to.”
She sat beside him.
“Don't decide for me.”
He went quiet.
She continued.
“You spent years trying to protect people by deciding what they could handle.”
“And?”
“I don't need that from you.”
He looked at her.
“I love you.”
“I know.”
“I don't want your wedding day connected to this.”
“Then don't make it connected.”
“How?”
“Go tell the truth.”
He stared at her.
“You'll still be here?”
She smiled.
“If I wasn't, I wouldn't be marrying you.”
The testimony lasted six hours.
Alessandro told investigators what he knew.
What he didn't know.
What he inherited.
What he had ignored.
What Victor had changed.
He didn't protect his father.
He didn't exaggerate Victor's guilt.
He simply told the truth.
When he returned home, Elena was waiting.
“Did you survive?”
“Yes.”
“Did you lie?”
“No.”
“Then we're still getting married.”
He smiled.
“Tomorrow?”
She laughed.
“No.”
“When?”
“Saturday.”
He looked surprised.
“That's three days.”
“Exactly.”
For the first time in his life, Alessandro discovered that a wedding didn't need to be perfect.
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It only needed to be honest.
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